Lamp-shade.



' 1. FISHER.

LAMP SHADE.

APPLICATION-FILED APR. 28, I914.

Patented Feb; 8, 1916.

Z SHEETS-SHEETI FISHER LAMP SHADE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 28. 1914.

1,171,031, I Patented Feb. 8,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET Z- JAMES FISHER, OF WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

LAMP-SHADE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

Application filed April 28, 1914. Serial No. 835,004.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that 1, JAMES FISHER, a citizen'of the United States, residing at Watertown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp-Shades; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use, the same. This invention relates to improvements in lamp shades and the primary object of the invention is the provision of a lamp shade bearing an artistic design, a portion of which shade is translucent, so as to permit of the.'radiation of the light rays therethrough, and to provide a la 9 shade which will increase the artistic ap earance of the same and provide an attractive lamp.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a propeller which is suspended above the upper end of the light generating means, and which is applicable for rotation by the upward draft of the lamp, which propeller is operatively connected to the artistic lamp shade for rotation of the shade when the light is lighted, so as to render more attractive the shade as well as rendering a constant change of appearance to the shade;

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a kerosene lamp showing the improved lamp shade and the propeller attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail side elevation of the lampshade removed from a lamp. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a part of the artistic design of the lamp shade. propeller. Fig. 5 is a view of the support for the propeller showing the same in angled position. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the supporting bearing cap of the propeller;

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the containing portion of Fig. 4 is a plan View of the an ordinary kerosene lamp, which has the chimney or transparent globe 2 attached thereto and surrounding the light generat- 1ng .flame of the lamp. The transparent chimney or globe 2 is attached to the container body 1 of the lamp, in the usual manner such as by resilient arms, which arms are carried by the burners3 of the lamp.

The chimney 2 has attached to its upper end and extending upwardly therefrom, be-

ing positioned substantially in alinement with the central axis of the chimney, a bear- 1ng supporting rod 5. The bearing rod 5 has one end thereof bent to form resilient convolutions as at 6, which convolutions wardly from the resilient convolutions 6, vertically along the outer surface of the top of the chimney 2, is bent at 8 and extends inwardly v and downwardly to approximately the longitudinal central axis of the chimney 2, and it is again bent upwardly at 10 so as to form the straight or vertically extending bearing portion 5.

The outer or upper end of the bearing rod 5 is pointed and it has mounted thereupon a propeller 11, which propeller is constructed of sheet aluminum or other similar light material, and it has radiating from its central axis a plurality of downwardly bent and inwardly rolled or curved propeller blades 12, which blades are formed so as to be acted upon by the upward draft of the burning lamp and so that the said upward draft will rotate the propeller. The propeller has secured to its outer surface a bearing 14, which bearing is substantially conically shaped and has a flange 16 formed upon its base,

which flange firmlyfits about the central portion of the propeller and forms a strengthener for the propeller at the bearing point. The conically shaped bearing 14 is provided with. a conically shaped opening 1.5 which receives the pointed end of the bearing rod 5.

The propeller 11 has secured to the central portion thereof, and spaced slightly outwardly from the central axis, a plurality of suspending cords 17 which cords are secured to the upper edge of the shade 18.

The lamp shade 18 is constructed of any suitable material or the like and it has a translucent portion 19, formed thereon while the upper marginal edge of'the lamp shade 20 is opaque so as to prevent the passage will permit of the passagetherethrough of the llght rays. In Fig. 2 of the drawings the translucent portion 19 of the shade 18 is shown as an artificial aquarium, having stones, moss and other similar articles which are usually found in the bottom of, an aquarium, painted or otherwise suitably formed thereupon. o

The base of the lamp chimney 2 has mounted circumferentially thereabout, a collar 21, which collar has connected to its upper edge a plurality of resilient wires or bars 22 which bars have artificial fish mounted upon their upper terminal ends. When the band 21 is mounted about the circumfer- .ence of the base of the lamp chimney 2, the

artificial fish 23 will be positioned behind the translucent portion 19 of the lamp shade 18, and this will give the appearance, upon the rotation of the lamp shade by the rotary movement of the'propeller 11, the appearance of an artificial aquariumin which the fish are swimming about. r

If it isso desired, any suitable type of .design may be employed or imprinted upon the lamp shade l8 and rendered translucent by thev application of oil, varnish. or like substance for providing an artistic appearing shade.

In reduci'n the invention to practice certain minor eatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may necessitate alterations to which the patentee is entitled provided such alterations are comprehended claimed.

What is claimed is l. The combination with an ordinary kerosene lamp having a chimney, of a strand of wire having its lower end coiled to form rewithin the scope of what is silient convolutions for engaging the outer surface of the chimney a short distance below the crown of the same, said wire bent inwardly from said convolutions and upwardly, extending upwardly from the chimne'y substantially in alinement with the longitudinal axis of the same, a propeller rotatably mounted upon the upper end of said wire, a translucent decorated shade connected to said propeller for rotation thereby, and a plurality of yieldably supported decorating members carried by said chimney interiorly of said shade.

2. The combination with an ordinary kerosene lamp having a chimney, of a strand of wire having its lower end coiled to form resilient convolutions for engaging the outer surface of the chimney a short distance below the crown of the same, said wire bent inwardly from said convolutions and upwardly, and extending upwardly from the chimney substantially in alinement with the central axis of the same, a propeller rotatably mounted upon the upper end of said wire, a translucent decorated shade connected to said propeller for rotation thereby, a collar mounted about said chimney below said resilient convolutions, a plurality of resilient strands of wire connected to said collar, and decorative articles carried by said strands of wire and yieldably supported thereby interiorly of said shade.

3. The combination with an ordinary kerosene lamp having a chimney, of a translucent shade positioned'about the chimney, means 'for rotating the shade, a collar mounted about said chimney, a plurality of resilient strands of wire connected to said collar, and

decorative articles carried by said strands of 

